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After Nice attack, Google makes calls to France free
To help people check on their loved ones Google is making calls to France from Google Hangouts Google Voice and Project Fi free from anywhere in the world those services are supported

Samsung pushing Android 6.0 to its latest phones
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are the first two devices that will be getting the Android 6 0 Marshmallow upgrade

Google, Disney team up for Star Wars tie-in
The tweaks to the various Google products make up Google and Disney s Awaken the Force Within campaign

Microsoft's Cortana assistant launches on Android
A beta version of Cortana is being made available as of Monday to US users of Android devices and Microsoft is planning to roll it out to other markets according to a blog post

Google's new Android seeks to make smartphone smarter
Google s preview of Android M includes a preview of the upgraded version of Google Now as well as a new feature called Now on Tap

Ask your MotoX 'What's Up?' and it reads out your notifications
Motorola s Touchless Control gets even better with an update that gives supported phones the ability to read out notifications with the “What’s Up” command
Move over Siri: Meet Windows Phone's Cortana
Windows Phone digital assistant Cortana will appear as circular icon which animates when it speaks or thinks and will sport a custom color depending on the hue of your phone
Google Now for desktop debuts on Chrome Beta
The search giant s digital assistant software comes to Chrome Beta on Mac Windows and Chrome OS